“We used to call it Wembley, the game, it was 1 v 1, where you would try and score and you got through to the next round. So I would always be myself, really, trying to be at Wembley, and hoping one day it would happen.

“With Bournemouth in the Premier League,there’sbeen opportunities with playing against Tottenham away, and I’ve not been able to play.

“Even when I was at Coventry, playing in the Conference, I always said I’d play at Wembley for England, and I was disappointed to go, but also happy to go, for Coventry, you know, they actually won that day.

“But, being honest I was actually disappointed I wasn’t there with England for the first time. I haven’t set foot down there on the pitch, sohopefullythat will be for my country.”